Western U.P. Trail Report – Western U.P. Bureau – 01/09
We have snow showers in the forecast for today, with a chance to get another 2-4 inches tomorrow. We received 6 inches of new snow over the weekend. Temps will be in the teens today with single digits for our night time lows. Tuesday our temp will be a high of 24 and low of 2. The Gogebic Range Trail Authority reports: Overall conditions are in good to very good. As of Friday morning, all trails have been groomed. Due expect some thin spots along with icy spots. Use caution on corners they may be icy. Trails 11N,11s, and trial 160 are closed. Hopefully the southern half of 160 will reopen the middle part January. Lake Gogebic Area Groomer Report All trails are groomed and are in good to very good condition. PLEASE DO NOT RIDE THE HWY. IN BERGLAND FROM JW’S RESTAURANT TO THE GAS STATION!!! YOU WILL BE TICKETED. YOU MUST TAKE THE TRAIL AND CROSS AT ANTONIO’S RESTAURANT TO ACCESS THE GAS STATION. THANK YOU. Even with this continued cold we’re still battling some wet holes. There is one on the north end of 102, but our drivers assure us that you can get around it without getting wet. Some wet areas continue on trail 8 west as well as 1 south. 13 south may also have some wet spots so please use caution. *If you’d like additional information about our area please contact The Lake Gogebic Area Chamber of Commerce at 888.GOGEBIC or www.lakegogebicarea.com. You can also email us at info@lakegogebicarea.com. Hope we see you soon – for those of you already up here have a safe ride! U.P. Thunder Riders of Watersmeet Groomers Report: Trails are thin but in good condition. The groomers are running daily. We do have some icy spots through out the system but all in all trails are good. PLEASE USE CAUTION WHILE RIDING YOU WILL ENCOUNTER SOME THIN SPOTS ALONG WITH ICY SPOTS. Please stay on trails, riding on unmarked trails can result is the clubs losing easement for the trail. So Please say on trails….. <> Latest Trail Reports – Quick Links <>